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Great educational institutions have faculties and academics as their biggest assets. The most important element which plays a critical role in IIM Udaipur’s objective of imparting quality education is the faculty team at the institute. The selection process of faculty at IIMU is designed to consistently attract the best of the teaching and research talents from the PhD programmes of India and abroad. While putting together the faculty team, the practitioners and academicians are tested for excellent potential in their respective domains. Prominent faculties from the top B-Schools of India like IIMA, IIMB, IIMC etc. also visit to bolster the academic wealth of IIMU.

IIM Udaipur has over 22 permanent and over 30 visiting core faculties contributing to a faculty to student ratio of 1:5.5. This ensures personalized attention to the students resulting in their better learning, grooming and hence forth, transformation. The number of research and working papers published in the journals across the globe within just three years on inception reflect that some of the best management research work is carried out in the IIMU campus.

The faculty incorporates best pedagogical means and practices comparable to those followed in the best B-Schools of world in the development of students. The craft of teaching and the methodologies of deliveries are complemented by the well-equipped infrastructure of the institute and technologies like research tools, digital library platforms, latest journals and Bloomberg Financial analysis & research lab.

The current faculty force includes professors, researchers and consultants with significant experiences in the field of teaching. Senior industry professionals also join the permanent faculty for lecturing the students about their business acumen. Intellectual entrepreneurs who have created enterprises executing business strategies blending with ideas also contribute in the learning process of students in sync with another pillar of the institute, entrepreneurship. The academic curriculum of the institute is overseen by Prof. Jahar Saha, Former Director – IIM Ahmedabad. The visiting faculty of IIMU has prominent names on the likes of Prof. Jagdeep S. Chokkar, Former Dean – IIM Ahmedabad and Co-Founder of Association of Democratic Rights Foundation (ADR) which recently bagged the IBN and NDTV Indian of the Year Awards. Other pioneers in their own rights of different management domains like Prof. Ramesh Bhat(IIMA), Prof. L. S. Murthy(IIMB), Prof. Sunil Unny Guptan (IIMA) and Prof. Janat Shah, Director – IIMU join the list of faculties teaching at the institute.

Each faculty of the institute is aligned to the goals, vision and values of the institute and dedicatedly prepares the students for responsible positions they would take up in various management roles. All faculty members are always approachable and their guidance and support is available to students and alumni even outside the classrooms for tutorials, live projects, internships, placements preparation, job guidance and clubs & committees events. IIMU possesses the potential of best teaching minds and has a long term aim to become the hub of management research in the country.

Finomina – The Finance Club of IIM Udaipur organized the 4th edition of FinTalk on 1st February, 2014. The session was presided over by Mr. Ashish Chauhan, CEO & MD, Bombay Stock Exchange. Mr. Chauhan is an IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta alumnus and he is one of the pioneers of the modern trading markets of India. His journey has seen multiple career dimensions encompassing strategy, finance, marketing, operations, policies, microstructure, information technology, organized retail, telecommunications, Indian social issues and cricket growing along with the growth of the financial market and economy of India.

Popularly known as the father of modern financial derivatives in India, Mr. Chauhan spoke in lengths about his stay at IIMC and his work with IDBI. He shared the challenges he faced being a part of the core team that founded NSE and the regulatory norms in the business set by SEBI, FICCI and CII of which he is an eminent board member. Quoting “Life is very random”, Mr. Chauhan spoke of how things at NSE led him to the role of CIO at Reliance Communications and later as the President & Group CIO of Reliance Industries Ltd.

Mr. Chauhan laid stress on the importance of proper execution and how good strategy coupled with proper execution can work out wonders. He related this with his tenure as the CEO of Mumbai Indians. He also discussed about the strategies adopted at the BSE and competitive advantage in its rivalry with NSE. He explained students about the intricacies of the trading business and how good strategies fail when traders start believing in their bluff, thus explaining the students about the need of sound judgmental skills in making business decisions.

He also laid importance on the use of sophisticated technologies and new trends like Algo Trading in business because speed and fast information flow form the essence of effective and competitive business practices. He mentioned the examples of failure of over the counter exchange and how modern trends have significantly changed the ATMs, Liquidity, Derivatives, Nifty, Futures, Options and Forwards in the market.

The sessions turned out to be extremely informative and engaging as it was full of anecdotes from real life experiences which he interspersed in his talk. Mr. Chauhan also urged the students to develop entrepreneurial skills and to contribute to the society in any way they can.

The student community was present in large numbers during the session to learn from such an experienced member of the industry. The objectives of such sessions conducted by Finomina and other clubs & committees at IIMU are not only to learn about the industry that the speakers represent but also to form relationships with them and with their companies for collaboration in designing academic curriculum and other activities on campus.

IRIS – The Photography Club of IIM Udaipur helped in coverage of the event.